A/69/44 Preventing Torture and Ill-Treatment?”, held in New York on 22 October 2013, was attended by Mr. Grossman (Chairperson); (c) The seminar entitled “La methodologie d’élaboration des rapports sur les droits de l’homme: experiences et bonnes pratiques”, held in Rabat on 28 February and 1 March 2014, was attended by Ms. Belmir (Vice-Chairperson). 14. In the context of the treaty body strengthening process: (a) Mr. Grossman participated in the open dialogue on the outcome of the treaty body strengthening process, held in Geneva on 9 May 2014, with a presentation entitled “Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Where to from Here?”; (b) Mr. Grossman participated in the informal consultations of the 10 Chairs of the human rights treaty bodies on the impact of the intergovernmental process on treaty body strengthening, held at American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C., on 31 January and 1 February 2014. H. Oral report of the Chairperson to the General Assembly 15. Further to the invitation to the Chairperson of the Committee to present an oral report on the work of the Committee and to engage in an interactive dialogue with the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session under the sub-item entitled “Implementation of human rights instruments” (General Assembly resolution 67/161, para. 30), the Chairperson of the Committee presented an oral report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session on 22 October 2013. The oral report may be found on the OHCHR website (www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13922&LangID=E). I. Activities of the Committee in connection with the Optional Protocol to the Convention 16. As at 23 May 2014, there were 72 States parties to the Optional Protocol (see annex V). As required by the Optional Protocol to the Convention, on 13 November 2013, a joint meeting was held between the members of the Committee and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter “the Subcommittee on Prevention”). Both the Committee and the Subcommittee on Prevention (the membership of the Subcommittee on Prevention is included in annex VI) further discussed the strengthening of the modalities for cooperation, such as the mutual sharing of information, taking into account confidentiality requirements. 17. A further meeting was held between the Committee and the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention on 9 May 2014, at which the latter submitted to the Committee the seventh public annual report of the Subcommittee (CAT/C/52/2). The Committee decided to include it in the present annual report (see annex VII) and to transmit it to the General Assembly. J. Joint statement on the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 18. A joint statement with the Subcommittee on Prevention, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture was adopted for issuance on 26 June 2014, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (see annex VIII to the present report). GE.14-12596 3